Earth's Processes & Landforms Vocab

a natural lade shape or feature

• landform

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

a sand hill that is made and shaped by wind

• landform

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

an area of new land at the mouth of a river

• canyon

• sand dune

• delta

• canyon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

deep valleys with steep sides

• delta

• landform

• canyon

• sand dune

an area of low land between two mountains formed by a river

• weathering

• destructive process

• valley

• constructive process

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

things that happen to the Earth to build it up

• weathering

• destructive process

• valley

• constructive process

things that happen to the Earth that destroy or break down part of it

• weathering

• destructive process

• valley

• constructive process

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

the process of wearing away (breaking down) rocks by natural processes

• weathering

• destructive process

• valley

• constructive process

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the process of moving sediment by wind, water, or ice

• volcano

• erosion

• deposition

• sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the process by which sediment drops out of water

• volcano

• erosion

• deposition

• sediment